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Consulting Executive Mark J. Gerencser Begins Chairmanship of Leading Security Organization
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 11, 2021 Contact:Nate Thompson(202) 296-2125 nthompson@bens.org WASHINGTON, DC—Business Executives for National Security (BENS) has announced a leadership change as Mark J. Gerencser begins his term as chairman…
Business Leaders Honor Gina Haspel, Michael Crow, Michael Roman with 2020 Eisenhower Awards
WASHINGTON, DC—More than 200 leaders and guests across the nation joined Business Executives for National Security (BENS) Wednesday for its virtual presentation of the fall 2020 Eisenhower Awards. The event…
BENS Offers Fresh Approach for Managing National Security Talent
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 13, 2020 CONTACT: James Whitaker202-481-1148jwhitaker@bens.org Washington, D.C. – Business Executives for National Security (BENS) today releasedTalent Management: A Strategy for Great Power Competition, a report offering bestpractices…
General Joseph Votel on US Military Challenges in the Middle East
MEI Distinguished Senior Fellow Joseph Votel, a retired four-star general in the Army and former commander of U.S. Central Command, joins host Alistair Taylor to discuss the challenges facing American…
General Joseph Votel Appointed President & CEO of BENS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJuly 8, 2019 CONTACT: James Whitaker202-481-1148jwhitaker@bens.org Washington, D.C. – Retired U.S. Army General Joseph L. Votel has been appointed the next President and Chief Executive Officer of the…
Business Leaders Honor General Joseph Lengyel and Roger Staubach
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 17, 2018 CONTACT:James Whitaker202-481-1148jwhitaker@bens.org NEW YORK – To a crowd of over 500 industry and national security leaders on Wednesday evening, the nonprofit Business Executives for National…
We Can’t Keep this Crucial Foreign Investment Panel in the Dark
By: General Norton A. Schwartz, USAF (ret.) & Ivan A. Schlager In 1988, Congress codified the creation of CFIUS, the little-known Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States. CFIUS,…
Getting Ahead of the Enemy’s Next Move
Not Just Hardware: Equipping Tomorrow’s Military Requires New Process Not Just New Technology Lasers, drones, and artificial intelligence. The future is bright for brilliant minds working together to engineer the…
US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter and Philanthropist Robert Belfer Honored with BENS Eisenhower Award
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 28, 2016 CONTACT:James Whitaker202-481-1148jwhitaker@bens.org WASHINGTON – Business Executives for National Security (BENS) on Thursday night presented their 2016 Eisenhower Award to U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter…